Angler S Guide To Jigs And Jigging

A virtual encyclopedia for making and using the world's deadliest lures. The design function and adaptation of modern jigs is described in detail as well as a chapter devoted to manufactured jigs. Whether the reader is a pro or amateur he will find countless tips for creating jigs that will make his fishing much more effective and enjoyable.

If you love to catch steelhead and salmon this may be the most important book you will ever read. Between these covers is all the information you need to find and catch steelhead, coho, chinook, pink and chum salmon in rivers. In addition, there are complete chapters on making your own jigs and on fishing lead jigs in the ocean for salmon. Jig fishing has become very popular recently because many guides and top rods know that many times in many places there is no more effective way to catch steelhead and salmon than with a properly presented jig. Not only is jig fishing extremely effective, it is also a ton of fun. Few thrills in angling match the feel of your line coming tight as a steelhead or salmon inhales a jig you made yourself. If you want to catch more fish and have more fun doing it this book is a must.

This guide is a comprehensive book on fishing for salmon and albacore tuna from Washington to California. Trolling tactics, mooching methods, and jigging approaches are covered from A to Z, including terminal tackle, imparted action, what works for each species and more. Chinook, chum, coho, pink, and sockeye salmon are all fair game, and author Bob Mottram covers it all, up and down the shore, as well as the burgeoning, red-hot albacore tuna fishery. Mottram also covers boats, motors, and the vast field of fishing electronics to help you get into the gear you want and need. Recent reports indicate that fish numbers are well above what they've been in the past, and well above expert's forecasts - some of the best numbers since the 1930s. Now is the best time to track down and land the salmon of a lifetime.

Discusses how to catch fish anywhere and anytime, artificial lures, and live bait.

A manual for recreational fishing, with guidance on gear, rigging and information on the most common fish found in North American lakes and streams. The Complete Guide to Freshwater Fishing offers the nearly forty million freshwater anglers in the US with a comprehensive fishing resource. From the highly respected The Freshwater Angler series, this title covers all the major freshwater species in North America. It includes tips and techniques for catching gamefish throughout the country under every conceivable on-the-water situation. In developing this book, the writers, editors and researchers traveled from Alaska to Mexico to fish with veteran guides and nationally known tournament anglers. The tips and techniques they uncovered are fully explained and illustrated in the book. This giant book features: Over 500 spectacular fishing photographs that have never before been published. Extensive step-by-step visuals for learning every important fishing skill, including advanced fishing techniques for many species. The best how-to instruction ever found in any fishing book. Guide-tested tips from some of North America’s top experts.

The most comprehensive how-to/where-to fishing book you'll find anywhere, covering coastal bay, inlet, inshore, and offshore angling from New York to North Carolina. Whether you fish for flounder off Shinnecock Inlet or yellowfin tuna off Oregon Inlet, Rudow's Guide will provide you with the know-how you need to boost your catch rate every time you leave the dock. The first section of the book details more than 300 specific hotspots with GPS coordinates included for many. Seasonality, probable catches, and effective tactics for each spot are included. The second section provides you with an in-depth look at each sportfish found in the Mid Atlantic and information on when, where, and how to catch them. The third section of the book focuses on tackle and tactics, and here you'll discover how and when to employ the most effective methods of fishing up and down the coast, as well as basic and advanced modern rigging techniques. If you fish along the Mid Atlantic coast, Rudow's Guide to Fishing the Mid Atlantic is a must-read book.

Sportsman's Connection's Southern Wisconsin All-Outdoors Atlas & Field Guide contains maps created at twice the scale of other road atlases, which means double the detail. And while the maps are sure to be the finest quality you have ever used, the thing that makes this book unique is all the additional information. Your favorite outdoor activities including fishing lakes and streams, hunting, camping, hiking and biking,snowmobiling and off-roading, paddeling, skiing, golfing and wildlife viewing are covered in great depth with helpful editorial and extensive tables, which are all cross-referenced and indexed to the map pages in a way that's fun and easy to use.